...hurt his children, for he is the rock of their salvation, and a sure defence in every time of need. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about those that fear him, to protect, guide, and comfort them. He has promised strength equal to their day,...

...expressed in form, and generally pursued more fully than the nature of a metaphor admits; as when I say, ' the actions of princes are like those great rivers,...beholds, but their springs have been seen by few.' This slight instance will show, that a happy comparison is a kind of sparkling ornament, which adds...

...representation of Jerusalem, as guarded by mountains, literally answers to its topographichal situation ; ' As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even forever.' The site of the ancient city is so unequivocally marked by its natural...

...that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 22 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people; from henceforth even for ever. ^ f 23 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high : he hath filled...

...They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even for ever, Psa. cxxv, 1, 2. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabemacle ? He that walketh...

...or imaginary, is expressed in form. Thus, we use a simile, when we say, " The actions of princes arc like those great rivers, the course of which every one beholds, but their spring* h^ve been seen by few." " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round...

...use a simile, when*'.8?* "The ^°.ns. ,of P""0,6'. •" .like those great nvere, the course olvJch every one beholds, but their springs have been seen by few." " As t'mountains are round about Jerusalem, BO die Lord is round about his per*-" " The musick of Caryl...

...expressed in form. Thus, we use a simile, when we say, "The actions of princes are like those preat rivers, the course of which every one beholds, but...Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people." " The musick of Caryl was like the memory of joys that are past, pleasant and mournful to the soul."...

...pointed to the 15th, 16th, and 17th February, and their texts ; that of the 16th runs thus: — " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people," &c. &c. The hymn, " Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take," &c. [If you want to read the whole, go...

...that trust in the Lord, shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. — As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even forever." Among the vast assemblages of domes which adorn the roofs of the convents,...